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Hi all,
I took Accutane about 15 years ago and have suffered constant issues with my eyes ever since(amongst other things).
I saw eye doctors initially but they always dismissed my claims of sensitive,dry, red eyes as being 'normal'.
I didn't know anything about MGD until discovering the forums here.
I found that if I pressed my eyelids together I could express a thick milky substance from the glands.
If I do this once a day(gently) I find it keeps the oils clear and I guess normal,an my eyes feel OK.
However if I do not do it for a few day - my eyes feel gritty and irritated and these oils becomes thick and white when next expressed.
My question is:
- Is it OK for me to keep manually squeezing my eyelids gently each night to maintain this clear oil flow?
Cheers, Ben
I took Accutane about 15 years ago and have suffered constant issues with my eyes ever since(amongst other things).
I saw eye doctors initially but they always dismissed my claims of sensitive,dry, red eyes as being 'normal'.
I didn't know anything about MGD until discovering the forums here.
I found that if I pressed my eyelids together I could express a thick milky substance from the glands.
If I do this once a day(gently) I find it keeps the oils clear and I guess normal,an my eyes feel OK.
However if I do not do it for a few day - my eyes feel gritty and irritated and these oils becomes thick and white when next expressed.
My question is:
- Is it OK for me to keep manually squeezing my eyelids gently each night to maintain this clear oil flow?
Cheers, Ben
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